#9940DB#9940DB

#9940DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.226 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9940DB
RGB	rgb(153, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(274, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.1%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.38, 62.82, -63.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.38, 89.57, 314.53°)
OKLab	oklab(56.57% 0.1351 -0.1813)
OKLCH	oklch(56.57% 0.226 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.7537, 15.5539, 68.5442)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9940DB #82DB40

analogous

#4C40DB #9940DB #DB40CF

triadic

#9940DB #DB9940 #40DB99

tetradic

#9940DB #DB4C40 #82DB40 #40CFDB

square

#9940DB #DB4C40 #82DB40 #40CFDB

split-complementary

#9940DB #CFDB40 #40DB4C

monochromatic

#581987 #7A23BB #9940DB #B473E5 #D0A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#9940DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#9940DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9940DB

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9940DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9940DB	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006ED8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E648A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9940db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.226 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7ce7',
    500: '#9940db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9940db;
$custom-light: #bc7ce7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9940db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.452,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56571,
    "c": 0.22609,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9940DB

secondary

#B7DC9B

accent

#EB3D87

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9940DB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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